Fantasies of Fame (Day 528)

Well-lit lives   intriguing 

after dark   phosphorescent 

fantasies of fame   of exotic 

adventure   prearranged 

synchronicities   prepaid

possibilities   and sudden

opportunities 

certain as death   they remain   

redecorate the old 

unfulfillable wonder    

too fragile to bear   wandering 

shadows  trailing cathedral 

trains   veils of filmy whispers 

with a practiced grace 

(c) 2018, by Hannah Six

Image: Wind buffets the bride's veil and train at the wedding 

of Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliott, St. Mary's Cathedral, 

Sydney, September 16, 1935 (National Library of Australia)

Believe it or not, I wrote today’s poem before finding this

fabulous, perfect image—and then realized June 30 was 
my grandparents’ wedding anniversary...